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An unusual image taken on 28th May after our committee meeting, with the re-collimated AY ‘scope & dSLR.
Arcturus & an infiltrator !!! 5secs shot about 21:17
3 thoughts on “Arcturus plus an Infiltrator!”
Guy Hurst (The Astronomer) has used his professional contacts to identify this object as a USA satellite known as NOSS 3-1 (A), launched on 8 September 2001.
Guy Hurst (The Astronomer) has used his professional contacts to identify this object as a USA satellite known as NOSS 3-1 (A), launched on 8 September 2001.
A short article on our ‘discovery’ has now been published in The Astronomer (Vol.49; No.579 – July 2012)
That’s great! Thanks for letting us know.